Sports are Good For You

I regret not being more athletic as a kid because I think it would have helped me love my body better, or at least love it more than I do now. In this episode, I talked with two women who decided to take up different sports, a little past the expected age for that kind of athleticism. IndulgenceNichole recommends the unskippable albums Cooleyhighharmony by Boyz II Men and Sign O’ the Times by Prince. Shout out to the tinyletter Leave It to Leonor for inspiration.Click here to read “A Cool Dip & A Little Dignity, a History of Nashville's Divided Swimming Pools.”GuestsAlicia "Lish" Mitchell runs a personal blog site, mylishcometrue.com, where she pens her adventures and revelations as a form of self-care, sharing the highs and lows of living a transparent life. Instagram: mylishcometrueRita Silver is an Interior Designer by trade and an amateur athlete by choice. Rita is studying to be an Integrative Health and Wellness Coach and is looking forward to her certification.  She is a born and bred New Yorker who now lives in Nashville with her husband Ed and her rescue dogs, Cleo and Rhett, and is Producer Eric’s mom.Sponsors- BetterHelp, a secure online counseling service. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/thisisgoodFind Us Online- Twitter: @ThisIsGoodPod- Instagram: @ThisIsGoodPod- Merch: thisisgoodpod.com/merch- Patreon: thisisgoodpod.com/patreon- Nichole: @tnwhiskeywoman- Multitude: @MultitudeShows- Email: [email protected] Producer: Eric Silver- Editor: Brandon Grugle- Executive Producers: Amanda McLoughlin and Nichole Perkins- Theme Music: Donwill- Artwork: Jessica E. BoydAbout The ShowNichole Perkins wants people to stop feeling bad about feeling good, and This Is Good For You lets you know you are never alone in what you like. Every episode, Nichole explores something that people love—whether it’s needlepoint, watching bad movies with friends, or cowgirl exercise classes—and asks experts and devotees why it makes them happy. She ends each show with an Indulgence: a recommendation listeners can enjoy with no remorse. There’s no such thing as a guilty pleasure when you learn to love it freely! To find out what’s good for you, listen to new episodes every other Friday.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.